Fund minimum number of waiver slots required by DOG agreement
Biennium
2014-2016
Budget Round
Initial Bill
Half Sheet Number
301#10s
Description
This amendment reduces $7.8 million from the general fund and $7.8 million in federal Medicaid matching funds the first year for Medicaid-funded, home- and community-based Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and Developmental Disability (DD) waiver slots consistent with the Department of Justice (DOJ) Settlement Agreement. The introduced budget over-funded the number of community-based ID and DD waiver slots required under the settlement agreement by 225 ID and 10 DD waiver slots in fiscal year 2015. The settlement agreement dictates that the number of slots created in excess of the "requirement shall be counted towards the slots required to be created in the subsequent fiscal year." In fiscal year 2014, more than 350 ID and 55 DD waivers were created above the settlement agreement's requirement, therefore fewer slots are required in fiscal year 2015.